Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-09
RAILROAD RESOLUTIONS.
The Central Traffic Association Considers
the Interstate Commerce Act.


CLEVELAND, O., February S.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Central Traffic
Association met to-day at the Office of
President Newell, Of the Lake Shore. and
adopted very important series Of resolu-
tions. The meeting had been called for
the purpose of deciding whether the Or
ganization, under the Interstate Com
merce bill, should maintain an existence,
if so, what form and what its relations to
the recent national legislation were.
There were present John Newell, Presi.
dent, Addison Hues, Assistant to President,
J. T. X. Mckay, General Freight Agent
Lakeshore; ]. n. Mccullough, Fist Vice
President; W. ii. Stewart, General Freight
Agent, and ID. s. Gray, OF the Pennsylya-
mia Company; Judge 3. Burke, President
G. NJ. Beach, General Manager, and Edgar
Hill, General Freight Agent Of the Bee
Line; Geo. Il. blanchard, Commissioner
of the Central Traffic Association; Geo. C.
Cochran, General Freight Agent Of the n.
Y. p. & o; Col. Orland Smith. Second
Vice President of the Baltimore Il
Ohio, and W. j. Spier, General
Manager of the Chicago and Grand Trunk.
Mr.. Newell was Chairman of the meeting
Commissioner Blanchard delivered an ad-
dress TO the Committee, outlining what he
thought should be the policy OF the Asso-
citation in respect to the Interstate COM
merce act.
Other addresses followed from the vari-
ous members and the following resolutions,
which embody the sentiment and opinion
expressed, were unanimously adopted:
"ReSOlred, That this committee recon-
mends that the Central Traffic Association
he continued, with the understanding that
its methods Of statistical statements he re-
vised to conform to such railway action
under the Interstate law, as shall be
finally decided upon.
"ReSoired. That in the Judgment Of this
committee the law should be accepted. in
terpreted with Just regard for the great
mutual, commercial, railway and public
interests involved, generally in conformity
with the definitions of the law rs explained
by Senator Cullom, in the Senate debate
thereon, and this Association will cooper
ate with the Commissioners under the
Interstate Commerce law in securing, rs
far rs possible the benefits of that bill,
and in the faithful observance of all it's
provisions.
"Resolvd, That this committee meet
with the trunk line Executive Committee
on call of the latter and that n joint execu.
tive committee, so constituted for
that purpose, proceed to such further
agreement and recommendations of
detail as may he required by the interprc-
tation of the act agreed upon by such Ex-
ecutive Committee, and then submit the
same TO meeting of the Association for its
final action.
"Resolred, That copies hereof he trans
mitted by the Secretary Of this meeting to
the trunk lines through their COmmis-
siOner, and 10 the managers Of
this Association, together wi h the full
minutes of this meeting and the managers
of this Association are requested to convey
to the Commissioner, prior TO such Joint
Executive Committee, such queries ol
views rs they desire considered thercat.
II will bc noticed that the shape which
the Association will assume is not indi.
Gated. That is left for n future meeting
of the Association TO determine.